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Andy Shepherd - The Boy Who Sang with Dragons
Authors Q&As
Friday, December 18, 2020
Dragonfruit and lightening bolts!
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Catherine Bruton's Another Twist in the tale
Author Videos
Monday, December 14, 2020
What if there had been not one Twist, but two in the story of Oliver Twist - and what if the other child had been a girl...?
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Creative education
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
A Very Victorian Christmas show Drama teacher Marcus Dilly believes access to creativity and education enrichment is vital to enable children to engage fully with learning and for their personal development and wellbeing. He tells us why he's created 'A Very Vic...
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Costa Book Awards shortlists announced
Book Awards
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates by Jenny Pearson; Voyage of the Sparrowhawk by Natasha Farrant; Wranglestone by Darren Charlton and The Great Godden by Meg Rosoff have been shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award.
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A Victorian Christmas
Saturday, November 14, 2020
In Sally Nicholls's latest book, A CHRISTMAS IN TIME, two children go back in time to discover what a real Victorian Christmas would have been like. We asked Sally Nicholls to tell us more!
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Representation in Children's Books
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Research into representation in children's books has found that there is still some way to go before books fully reflect society, with just 10% of children's books published in 2019 featuring characters of colour.
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Online storytimes
Reluctant Readers
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Publisher Andersen Press and the Seven Stories centre are collaborating on weekly digital storytimes to share on the centre's Facebook page, where stories will be read and available to share for free during the latest lockdown in England.
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Information Book Award winner
Book Awards
Friday, November 6, 2020
Africa, Amazing Africa by Atinuke and illustrated by Mouni Feddag (Walker Books) is the overall winner of the School Library Association Information Book Award 2020.
